Teething/Mouthing

Why do puppies mouth and bite? Puppies like to explore the world with their mouths, which makes everything (including your skin) a potential chew toy. Providing a safe environment to prevent inappropriate chewing on household items and teaching your puppy bite inhibition from an early age will help prevent unwanted behaviors as she grows.

How to Stop Puppies from Mouthing and Nipping:

Teach your puppy that mouthing or nipping a person’s skin or clothes at any time stops play and attention immediately.

When your puppy nips, get up and walk out of the room for a short time.

Come back in and resume play and attention.

If your puppy mouths again, play stops again. If she keeps her teeth to herself, the game and attention continues.